Amelanchier The Dwarf 

 Juneberries 



Free -flowering hardy shrubs of great adaptabil- 

 ity. The blossoms expand very early in spring and 

 are soon followed by a bountiful crop of blue- 

 black edible berries. They thrive in almost any 

 well-drained soil. Other species are described un- 

 der "Deciduous Trees." 



Amelanchier alnifolia. ALDER-LEAVED, OR WESTERN 

 JUNEBERRY. A shrub with oval or nearly orbicular 

 leaves, widely distributed in the Western States. 

 Flowers white, in short racemes, relatively large and 

 showy. Fruit purplish, or when fully ripe, blue-black 

 with a bloom, sweet and juicy. Grows 3 to 6 feet tall. 

 Often grown in gardens, in the same manner as cur- 

 rants and gooseberries, for the abundant crop of lus- 

 cious berries, which ripen in June and July. 



A. rotundifolia. ROUND-LEAVED JUNEBERRY. A re- 

 markably floriferous shrub of irregular outline, growing 

 naturally from New Brunswick and Minnesota to 

 North Carolina. Leaves rounded, coarsely butshallowly 

 toothed, bright rich green. Flowers white, in droopirg 

 racemes, very showy ; the petals unusually long and 

 broad. Fruit blue-black, sweet and succulent. Attains 

 a height of 4 to 6 feet. 



A. spicata. DWARF JUNEBERRY. A low shrub i to 3 

 feet tall, occurring in a wild state from Pennsylvania 

 to North Carolina. Leaves elliptical, woolly when 

 young, eventually bright green. Flowers white, in long 

 dense racemes. Splendid for rockeries. 



A. vulgaris. EUROPEAN SERVICEBERRY, OR JUNE- 



BERRV. An attractive shrub, though rarely seen in 

 American gardens. Native of Central Europe. Leaves 

 rounded, coarsely but shallowly toothed, bright green 

 above, woolly beneath when young. Flowers white, 



disposed in short 

 racemes; the petals 

 long and narrow. 

 Fruit blue -black, 

 sweet and 

 juicy. 



Amorpha The Lead Plant and 

 Indigo Bushes 



Hardy free-flowering shrubs with feathery foli- 

 age, thriving in sunny situations in well-drained 

 soils. They are very valuable for border planta- 

 tions, or for massing on rocky slopes or banks. 

 The unusual color of the flowers invariably attracts 

 attention. 



Amorpha canescens. LEAD PLANT. A low dense shrub 

 of silvery aspect. Native of the Middle West. Leaves 

 compound, consisting of 15 to 47 crowded leaflets. 

 Flowers light blue, in dense clustered racemes. Splen- 

 did for rock-gardens. 



A. fruticosa. FALSE INDIGO. A branching shrub, 

 usually 6 to 10 feet tall, growing naturally from North 

 Carolina to the Gulf. Leaves compound, consisting of 

 ii to 25 bright green leaflets. Flowers violet-purple, 

 disposed in clustered racemes, 3 to 6 inches long. 



A. herbacea. DWARF INDIGO. A low shrub with all 

 its parts grayish green. Distributed naturally from 

 North Carolina to Florida. Leaves compound, consist- 

 ing of ii to 37 small leaflets which are distinctly dotted 

 with dark glands. Flowers in long clustered racemes, 

 violet-purple. Desirable for rock-gardens or sandy soils. 



A. montana. Mountain Indigo. A smooth, much- 

 branched shrub 4 to 6 feet high, indigenous to the high 

 mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Leaves 

 compound, consisting of 9 to 19 bright green leaflets 

 which have a decided purplish tone and glaucous bloom 

 when young. Flowers violet-purple, in clustered 

 racemes, 4 to 6 inches long. This is the handsomest of 

 the taller-growing species. 



A. tennesseensis. TENNESSEE INDIGO. A very dis- 

 tinct ornamental shrub, usually growing 6 to 10 feet 

 high. A native of Middle Tennessee. Leaves com- 

 pound, consisting of 21 to 55 small bright green leaflets. 

 Flowers violet-purple, in clustered racemes, 4 to 6 

 inches long. 



Aronia The Chokeberries 



Small hardy shrubs with handsome foliage, thriv- 

 ing best in moist loamy soil. They are very valu- 

 able plants for massing, both on account of the 

 early white flowers and the profuse clusters of 

 showy berries. 



A good example of shrub planting 



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